SBV Services Ltd v Kogana and Another (2722/2007)
SBV Services Ltd v Kogana and Another (2722/2007) [2011] ZAECPEHC 13 (1 April 2011)
The court found that the first defendant, as Senior Protection Officer, owed a legal duty to adhere to company guidelines and prevent harm during cash deliveries. By instructing the driver to leave the vehicle, he breached these guidelines and exposed the team to foreseeable risk, directly enabling the robbery. The court rejected the defendant's claim of sudden emergency, finding no evidence that the diesel cap issue constituted such an emergency. Both factual and legal causation were established: but for the defendant's conduct, the robbery would likely have been averted. The court applied t…
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- Negligence
- Vicarious Liability
- Collateral Source Rule
- Cash In Transit Security
- Legal Duty Of Employees